Oligosoma townsi

Oligosoma townsi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species: Oligosoma townsi

Name

• Oligosoma townsi (Chapple, Patterson, Gleeson, Daugherty & Ritchie, 2008, 2008)
  • Authority for placement: synonymy of original genus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'adult male'
    • Repository: MONZ (RE5037)
  • Type locality: 'Pupuha Island, Hen and Chickens Islands (35°53'S, 174°42'E)' [NEW ZEALAND ND]
  • ZooBank: F157CDB0-0F9B-4FA1-BE99-8A610CE24D4B

Synonyms

• Cyclodina townsi (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Chapple, D.G., Patterson, G.B., Gleeson, D.M., Daugherty, C.H. & Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the marbled skink (Cyclodina oliveri, Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex, with a description of a new species. New Zealand journal of zoology 35(2): 129–146. DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510110 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 134, and figs. 2A, B]